Black kat

[Dendrob]

http://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/20 ... .html#more

Gorgeous. A deservedly iconic design. The shape hasn't seemed to have aged like most stuff does.

[turbo_billy]

Beautiful

[Watty]

Don't usually like satin finish but it suits this Work of art

[Mav617]

Aye, iconic that, doesn't look it's age at all.

[Duffy1964]

Very nice and remember it was radical in its day and still looks good now

[fabiostar]

check out the carbs. . i had one in the 80s with a 1260 i think it was big bore. it was like fighting a black bear lol..

the bear won, it hurt,a lot

[countrymick]

thats nice,verry nice.i almost baught one when i was 19 untill i checked the insurance..always regretted not going for it.

[Dendrob]

Hans muth did a pretty good job of a few bikes around that time. I don't know if this was his own hand, but if it was it's his best I reckon. Waddya think?

[Jamoi]

Oosh what a beaut!

[Watty]

check out the carbs. . i had one in the 80s with a 1260 i think it was big bore. it was like fighting a black bear lol..

the bear won, it hurt,a lot

+1 on the carb porn

[popkat]

Bike looks good but don't like the Srad or possibly Busa swingarm, it looks too short...
Interesting it has an alternator mounted at the back of the engine that looks like it drives off the front sprocket, left engine case looks gsxr and much slimmer than the original so the flywheel has been removed. this idea would probably come from endurance racing where you need to charge the battery, short circuit racing you don't need to so most tuned racing Kats fit a blanking plate cover. It's not nice when you deck the stock left casing on the track, I did it a few times on the race Kat, it never threw me off but came very close at times.


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[popkat]

This is one of my favourite Katana's

http://www.spartgsxrspecials.com/ALBUMS ... index.html



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[popkat]

Kat fest

Me on the race Kat 2013


Arty shot of it




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[fabiostar]

spoked wheels? not to common on a kat. was that a thou or the 11?

[popkat]

spoked wheels? not to common on a kat. was that a thou or the 11?

It's an 1100SXZ the only one I know of in the UK, Originally an Australian model very limited numbers produced just so they could race them in the Castrol/Bathurst 6 hour races back in the 80's. The spoke wheels were lighter and different size to standard wheels, this allowed better tyre choice for racing. they are worth a lot of money these days in Australia. Not that one though it's a bit battered and bruised


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